Episodes
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Asteroids – Episode 008
My God, look at the size of that thing! Atari makes a cultural impact with Asteroids and introduces the masses to high scores. When did the golden age of video […]
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Galaxian – Episode 007
Mission: Destroy Aliens! Arcade games enter the world of color (or so the non-colorblind tell us). We dig into the history of NAMCO which started with rocking horses and – […]
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Space Invaders – Episode 006
Across the gulf of space… intellects vast and cool and unsympathetic, regarded this earth with envious eyes, and slowly and surely drew their plans against us. The Invaders from Space […]
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Arcade Obscura (Fighting Game Wars) – Episode 005
Finish Him! Our Fighting Game Wars miniseries wraps up with an Arcade Obscura. Each host presents a little-known, underappreciated, or underrated fighting game to the audience. The other hosts make […]
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Fighter’s History – Episode 004
All litigious hell breaks loose as Capcom takes on Data East’s game, Fighter’s History, on the biggest stage of them all – the United States District Court. What was it […]
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Art of Fighting – Episode 003
SNK doubles down on Neo Geo fighters with the release of Art of Fighting. It has all the things you love from other fighting games, but less! Why are these […]
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Fatal Fury – Episode 002
A new challenger approaches! SNK calls “next” on Capcom as they launch their own Street Fighter II competitor — Fatal Fury. Who are the Bogard Brothers? Does having fewer playable characters […]
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Street Fighter II – Episode 001
READY… FIGHT! The Fighting Game Wars miniseries begins with the granddaddy of them all — Capcom’s Street Fighter II. What led up to the launch of this iconic arcade? What […]
